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on the issue of contempt, may find the parent, guardian or | legal custodian in contempt of court in accordance with the | Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 42(d). |
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| C.__This subsection does not create a right for the juvenile | to have the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal custodian | present at any proceeding or court-ordered program that the | juvenile attends or is required to attend. |
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| | Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §3314-B is enacted to read: |
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| §3314-B.__Counseling, treatment, education or case management for |
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| juveniles and their parents, guardians and legal |
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| | 1.__Counseling, treatment, education or case management.__In | conjunction with a disposition under section 3314, the court may | require the juvenile and the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal | custodian to participate in counseling, treatment, education or | case management as determined by the court.__The counseling, | treatment, education or case management must be designed to | create a favorable environment for sustained noncriminal | behavior. |
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| | 2.__Costs.__The court may order a parent, guardian or legal | custodian to pay or cause to be paid all or part of the | reasonable costs of any counseling, treatment, education or case | management ordered pursuant to this section. |
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| | 3.__Enforcement.__After notice and hearing and in accordance | with the Maine Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 42(d), the court | may invoke its contempt powers to enforce its counseling, | treatment, education, case management or other order that applies | to the juvenile, the juvenile's parent, guardian or legal | custodian or any other person before the court who is subject to | an order to participate in counseling, treatment, education or | case management. |
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| | 4.__Probation.__The court may not revoke a juvenile's | probation because of a failure of the juvenile's parent, guardian | or legal custodian to comply with an order under this section. |
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| | Sec. 3. Application. This Act applies to juvenile crimes for which | a summons is served on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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